Kafka's "The Metamorphosis"

One of the story themes is who has the power. Gregor when he was human, he provided his family with food to eat and a place to stay. His family lived a very comfortable life with maids and helpers. Once Gregor became unable to support his family like he did before, his family is slowly become like Gregor was not one of their family member. They locked him up and throw him foods on the floor. His father threw an apple at his back and no one dare to heal his wound. His parents were so dependent on their children but now that Gregor is not working, they have to find a job to support their family. His younger sister slowly becomes a person who has the power in their household. Toward the end of the story, his sister suggested to kill Gregor since he was a beetle and that he was going to die soon. They believe that Gregor might not be their son or brother and that they have been letting the animal live in their house. In my opinion, Gregor and his sister switched position in their household. At first, Gregor was the one who provide the family and have power in the family. Ever since he became the beetle his sister begin to take his role in the family.

Ladies and Gentlemen: to the gas Chamber by Tadeusz Borowski

This story is about unnamed narrator who member of the so-called Canada squad, members of the Kommando labor gang whose job is to unload the Jewish prisoners from the cattle cars and send them either to the work camp or to the gas chambers. They worked at the train station along with SS soldiers. When the train stops, they have to unload prisoners and sent them to work camp or to the gas chambers to die. Each train have a lot of people on it, these people were gasping for air and water. When prisoners ask where they were going he could not answers them. He has to clean the cars fill with dead babies and take every valuable things that the prisoners have. Sometimes he did not want to go to the train station. He wonder what he is doing is right but he has to do it in order to survive. He has a friend who named is Henri who seem to think what he is doing right.